Y'all, this bourbon praline sauce is a decadent treat that comes together on the stovetop in just 10 minutes. It's a rich caramel base made from butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream with pecans and Kentucky bourbon stirred in. It’s perfect as a dip poured over cream cheese or drizzled over your favorite desserts, like cheesecake, apple pie, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Recipe yields 8 ounces.
Y'all......this praline dip!
Oh my. Y'all. This sauce - it's everything! So rich and decadent that it almost should be illegal.
What happens when you combine a simple caramel sauce, toasty pecans, and Kentucky Bourbon?!
Magic! Magic is what happens.
I wanted a sweet sauce to make a simple dip for the holidays this year - something like FSS crowd favorites 10-Minute Cranberry-Jalapeños Cream Cheese Dip or 10 Minute Peppermint Candy Cane Dip - but much more elevated and rich. And a real Kentucky twist on it because this Southern cook couldn't help herself.
It all starts with butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream on the stove. Bring to a low boil over medium heat and cook for 3 minutes. Then remove and stir in pecans, bourbon, nutmeg, a pinch of salt, and some vanilla bean paste. This all comes together in 10 minutes and is so simple.
Let it cool slightly before you serve it over cream cheese or drizzle it on top of apple pie, cheesecake, or vanilla ice cream in the summer. I even ate it off the spoon while recipe testing and had to go back in for seconds because it was so good. Let me show you how easy this is!
Welcome to my kitchen - let's whip this up together!
⭐️ I always use vanilla bean paste when baking because I think it gives a MUCH better flavor. Plus I love the speaks of vanilla in it! I linked the one I use. If you don't have this on hand you can sub for regular pure vanilla extract. (afflilate links)
I tested different ways of storing this since 8 ounces of praline sauce is well....a lot haha. If you don't use it all at once, place the lid on the mason jar and store it in the fridge for 2 weeks. Remove and warm gently in the microwave in 30-second intervals stirring between each until warm again.
Recipe
10-Minute Bourbon Praline Sauce
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 ounces 1x
Description
Y'all, this bourbon praline sauce is a decadent treat that comes together on the stovetop in just 10 minutes. It's a rich caramel base made from butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream with pecans and Kentucky bourbon stirred in. It’s perfect as a dip poured over cream cheese or drizzled over your favorite desserts, like cheesecake, apple pie, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon bourbon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- Pinch of salt
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, add the brown sugar, cream, and butter to a medium-sized saucepan. Turn on medium and bring to a low boil. Whisk every so often.
- Once at a boil, cook for 3 minutes, whisking every 30 seconds or so. When the time is up - remove from the heat.
- Stir in the chopped pecans, bourbon, vanilla bean paste, salt, and nutmeg. Whisk until everything is combined.
- Pour into a mason jar and let cool slightly before using.
- Prep Time: 7 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ounce
- Calories: 272
- Sugar: 25.4 g
- Sodium: 300.5 mg
- Fat: 18.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1.3 g
- Protein: 1.6 g
- Cholesterol: 23.7 mg
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